One of two Vallejo teens is going to be tried as an adult in the murder of an American Canyon 16-year-old, a Napa County judge ruled this afternoon.

Having survived one high-profile financial fiasco this year, the Housing Authority of the City of Napa is now coping with another serious money problem.

In 2004, Nick Batter and Cory Hoover took their diplomas from Napa’s New Technology High School and headed for college. It might have been a typical year of freshman fun, until the devastating December tsunami struck South Asia.

A 21-year-old Napa man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a witness reported seeing him kick his dog at Trancas and Jefferson, lift it up by the collar and choke it, Napa Police reported Wednesday. The witness then called police and followed the suspect to the Idlewild Drive and El Capitan Way area, where, she said, the abuse continued.

A Yountville man has been ordered to stay away from employees working for the town of Yountville and elected city officials, according to Napa County Superior Court records filed this week.

The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board on Thursday announced it would pursue labor violation charges against Charles Krug Winery.

One of two Vallejo teens is going to be tried as an adult in the murder of an American Canyon 16-year-old, a Napa County judge ruled this afternoon.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The body regulating wildlife trade told China on Wednesday it should stop breeding tigers for traditional medicine, but failed to reach an agreement on whether to loosen a global ban on ivory sales.

WASHINGTON — Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and civilians, has edged higher despite the U.S.-led security push in Baghdad, the Pentagon told Congress on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — The line between lobbying the federal government and running it just got blurrier.

KABUL, Afghanistan — A former American soldier convicted in Afghanistan of running a private jail and torturing terrorist suspects has left the country after three years in a Kabul prison, the warden said Wednesday.

PARIS — NATO has intercepted Iranian weapons shipments to Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents, providing evidence Iran is violating international law to aid a group it once considered a bitter enemy, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.

SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara Valley Water District has asked customers to cut back on water use by 10 percent as a dry winter and the temporary shutdown of pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta feed worries of shortages.

WASHINGTON — California Rep. Ellen Tauscher said Wednesday that she’ll be leading a new congressional push to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law governing gays in the military — but acknowledged it’s an uphill battle.

RENO, Nev. — The poodle skirts and shiny cars will be put away a little earlier this year at Hot August Nights.

PHILADELPHIA — A man who told dates he met online tall tales of being a doctor, an astronaut and a CIA assassin was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault but acquitted of raping several women who accused him of drugging them.

FORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier who went missing for four days after a solo navigation exercise died of hyperthermia and dehydration, according to autopsy results released Wednesday.

NEW ORLEANS — Kelvin Hewitt began pounding nails into his 140-year-old home just weeks after it was battered by Hurricane Katrina.